Thesaurus:British Isles
English edit
Noun edit
Sense: archipelago centred around Great Britain and Ireland edit
Synonyms edit
- Anglo-Celtic Isles (rare)
- Britains (rare)
- British and Irish Isles (rare)
- Islands of the North Atlantic (rare)
- these islands (chiefly Irish)
- Cassiterides (possibly)
Meronyms edit
- Achill Island
- Alderney (not always included)
- Anglesey
- Aran
- Arran
- Barra
- Benbecula
- Brecqhou (not always included)
- Bute
- Canvey
- Clare Island
- Clear Island
- Coll
- Colonsay
- Eigg
- Fair Isle
- Foula
- Foulness
- Channel Islands (not always included)
- Gigha
- Great Britain [⇒ thesaurus]
- Great Island
- Guernsey (not always included)
- Hayling
- Hebrides
- Herm (not always included)
- Holy Island
- Inisheer
- Inishmaan
- Inishmore
- Iona
- Ireland [⇒ thesaurus]
- Islay
- Isle of Man
- Isle of Sheppey
- Isle of Wight
- Isles of Scilly
- Jersey (not always included)
- Jethou (not always included)
- Jura
- Lewis and Harris
- Lindisfarne
- Lismore
- Lundy
- Mann
- Mersea
- Muck
- Mull
- North Uist
- Orkney
- Rathlin
- Rum
- Sark (not always included)
- Shetland
- South Uist
- Skye
- Staffa
- Tiree
- Ulva
- Walney